Title 24. Kent County — Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1301 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 24–1301LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:
(1)
§ 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”);
(2)
§ 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);
(3)
§ 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);
(4)
§ 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and
(5)
§ 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).
(b)
The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:
(1)
§ 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”), which is superseded by § 24–1307 of this subtitle;
(2)
§ 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”), which is superseded by § 24–1307 of this subtitle; and
(3)
§ 4–1205 (“License fees”), which is superseded by § 24–1308 of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1304 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 24–1304LinkCopy Citation
(a)
There is a beer, wine, and liquor tasting (BWLT) license.
(b)
The Board may issue the license to a holder of a Class A license.
(c)
The license authorizes the holder to allow the on–premises consumption for tasting of:
(1)
beer, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer license;
(2)
wine, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A wine license;
(3)
beer and wine, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer and wine license; and
(4)
beer, wine, and liquor, if the underlying license of the holder is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.
(d)
The license authorizes the holder to allow an individual to taste in 1 day not more than:
(1)
2 ounces of beer from each offering and 6 ounces from all offerings of beer;
(2)
2 ounces of wine from each offering and 4 ounces from all offerings of wine; and
(3)
one–half ounce of liquor from each offering and 1.5 ounces from all offerings of liquor.
(e)
In addition to a fee for any other license held by the license holder, the annual fee for a BWLT license is $200.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1307 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 24–1307LinkCopy Citation
A Class C per diem beer license, a Class C per diem beer and wine license, and a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license may be issued, for a period not exceeding 3 days, to a:
(1)
religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, or charitable organization, association, club, or society; or
(2)
hospital supporting organization.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1308 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 24–1308LinkCopy Citation
The license fees are:
(1)
$5 per day for a Class C per diem beer license;
(2)
$15 per day for a Class C per diem beer and wine license; and
(3)
$25 per day for a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1309 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 24–1309LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Board may issue a Class C multiple event beer, wine, and liquor license.
(b)
The license entitles the license holder to exercise any privilege conferred by the license at an event held by a volunteer fire company.
(c)
The number of days for which a multiple event license may be used by a single applicant may not exceed 24 per calendar year.
(d)
(1)
The license application shall be in the form that the Board provides.
(2)
The applicant shall sign the form.
(e)
(1)
A multiple event license shall be issued:
(i)
for one premises only; and
(ii)
except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, to the same applicant for all events for which the license is issued.
(2)
The Board may:
(i)
approve in writing a substitute applicant; and
(ii)
before approving a substitute applicant, hold a hearing.
(f)
A server who is certified by an approved alcohol awareness program shall be on the premises for which a multiple event license is issued when alcoholic beverages are served.
(g)
(1)
The annual fee for a license is:
(i)
$200 for not more than 12 events per year; and
(ii)
$400 for at least 13 but not more than 24 events per year.
(2)
The Board may not issue a refund if a license holder holds fewer events during the calendar year than the license holder is entitled to hold.
Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. § 24-1310 (2026)
Title 24. Kent County
Subtitle 13. Temporary Licenses
§ 24–1310LinkCopy Citation
(a)
This section applies only to volunteer fire companies.
(b)
Alcoholic beverages may be stored on the licensed premises between individual licensed events if the alcoholic beverages:
(1)
are in a specially identified locked and secured location; and
(2)
are not sold or consumed except during licensed event hours for licensed event purposes.
(c)
(1)
A license holder shall keep complete and accurate records of all alcoholic beverages purchased and sold on the licensed premises.
(2)
The records shall be:
(i)
maintained on the licensed premises for 2 years; and
(ii)
available for inspection by authorized personnel of the Comptroller, the Executive Director, and the Board.
(3)
The records shall include a completed pre– and post–inventory of all alcoholic beverages for each individual event.
(d)
Authorized personnel of the Comptroller, the Executive Director, and the Board may inspect the premises of a license holder as provided under § 6–202 of this article.
(e)
A license holder who violates this section is subject to:
(1)
for the first offense, a fine of $100; and
(2)
for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 and denial of future requests for a license for an individual event or a special multiple event license.